Richard was driving me home from the Raye Theatre in Hondo. We had just watched Aquaman. I make myself sit through movies of this sort occasionally because it makes Richard happy. He is such a nice man and there is something to be said for a reliable, handsome cowboy to spend every Saturday evening.
So we are bouncing along Highway 90 between Hondo and Castroville in his Chevy truck. It is a chilly night. The heater is on and the fan makes a funny noise. We were both unusually tired. Me from just getting home from New Mexico and he from extended family responsibilities. We were discussing, I thought, Aquaman when he started babbling. I was not catching every word over the truck noises. I heard Transformers, bumble bee car and something about 'the other movies '. I wondered for a minute if he was having a small stroke or something and started calculating how I would pull the truck over should he completely give out on one side. But he stopped talking and we made it to my house without further incident.
Next day I am visiting with some young people who start discussing the new Bumblebee Transformer movie coming out. Ohhh It hits me! That's what Richard was talking about he was making sense after all. Hearing this put it into context.
I was thinking how important not to quickly judge others, situations etc. on my limited perspective and how easily things taken out of context cause wrong impressions. Something I want to stay mindful of as times change but I feel the same. Talk less. Listen more. On and on and so it goes. kisses
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